OPEN. LETFER TO CNR
VICE-PRESIDENT ALEX
HART

I am concerned about the
possibility of a serious ac-
cident occuring at the point
where Riverside Drive
crosses the Canadian
National Railway’s tracks in
North Vancouver. A
collision there between a
heavily loaded truck and a

railcar containing liquid
chlorine could result in
widespread damage _ to

persons and property in the
Seymour area.

There have been accidents
already. Large trucks
moving southward at speeds
of thirty miles an hour and
more have difficulty
negotiating the turn = on
Riverside Drive which leads
directly onto the tracks.
Visibility is limited by ad-
jacent buildings and the
hkelihood that a train made
up of ‘cars carrying
chemicals may be stationed

or moving on these tracks 1s. —

great.

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crossing is dangerous

“Several trucks facing rail
traffic have skidded to a halt
there in recent weeks. It is
therefore only a matter of
time until a collision occurs.
Something has to be done
and quickly. A flashing light
coupled with some other
kind of alarm installed forty
or fifty yards ahead of the
crossing is the sort of thing I
have in mind.

The crossing to which I
am referring is also ‘at the
junction of Riverside Drive
and Spicer Road. So road
and rail traffic tends to
overlap. This congestion is
made much worse by the
sharp turn in Riverside Drive
which brings large trucks
suddenly face to face with
railway rolling stock at that
point.

Much of the freight which
the railcars are carrying is
hazardous. Hooker
Chemicals Ltd. and Electric
Reduction Limited = are
located a few hundred yards
east of this perilous crossing.
Tank cars carrying chlorine

Canadians living
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Dear Editor:

Pierre Trudeau's
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greatest spenders” in
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that the vanous politicians
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finance minister who
acknowledges that we must
pay our way in this world.
Good speeches are not
enough. Action is the thing
that counts.

J.R. Taylor
West Vancouver

ramps

and more than likely will be
turned off by the resultant
traffic slowdown.

R. McLaren
North Vancouver

‘Attention
North Shore
Residents:

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THE OPTICAL DEPT.
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and others transporting
caustic soda move to and
fro. I am told that all of the
shipments to our Interior
pulp mills move this way.

So... we have all the
makings of a collision which
could spread large quantities
of noxious chemicals
around.

Could you therefore have
your people take a look at
this situation to see what can
be done to -make _ this
crossing safe for your trains,
our local traffic and the
general public.

ra)

Jack Davis, M.L.A.
North Vancouver-Seymour

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pear Editor:

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vertisement by the North
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concerns of parents of \oday
were compared with those of
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